Mango Tea is a refreshing and delicious fruity summer drink made with ripe sweet mangoes and black tea. This recipe is for a mango iced tea and can also be made with green tea.
Puree them in a blender and refrigerate the mango puree until you brew the tea.
Heat water until it boils on a stove top or in microwave.
Remove the pan of hot water from the stove-top
Add the black tea powder or tea leaves. Stir to combine.
Cover pan with a lid. Let the tea steep in the hot water for 3 to 4 minutes or for more time if you prefer a stronger tea.
Strain with a tea strainer in a bowl or jar. Cover and refrigerate the brewed black tea.
Once the tea is cooled, remove from the refrigerator.
Pour the tea in a blender.
Add the mango puree, lemon juice and sugar as needed. Keep in mind the sweetness of the mangoes before adding sugar.
Blend everything till smooth. If you have a small blender, then blend in batches.
Add some ice cubes in tall glasses and pour the Mango Iced Tea. Serve straightaway garnished with mint leaves. You can choose to add mango slices or lemon slices as a garnish.
Notes
Use mangoes which are sweet and with a firm pulp. Alphonso mangoes work best in this recipe, but any variety of sweet mangoes will work. Just make sure that the mangoes are not fibrous.
Instead of black tea you can also make this mango tea with green tea. While steeping green tea, steep for a lesser time or else the tea can become bitter.
If you prefer you can omit adding sugar. Or opt to add your preferred sweetener.
You could also add some boba (tapioca pearls) and make mango bubble tea. Prep and cook the boba pearls before you mix them with the tea.